December 2020 - The Michigan Community Association Law Blog

Condo and HOA Cases, Condominium Maintenance

Who Pays for Maintaining Shared Easements Between Multiple Condominium Associations?

Introduction Residential community developments in Michigan often use the rights of use afforded by recorded easements in order to permit the development of communities with multiple underlying individual residential projects. Continue reading

December 23, 2020

Matthew Heron (30 ARTICLES)

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HOA Bylaws, Michigan Condominium Act

What Are the Mandatory Provisions in Condominium Bylaws?

Pursuant to Section 53 of the Michigan Condominium Act, MCL 559.153, the administration of a condominium project must be governed by condominium bylaws that must be recorded as part of the master deed. Continue reading

December 16, 2020

Matthew Heron (30 ARTICLES)

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Condo and HOA Cases, Contracts, Property Managers

Court Holds Early Termination of Manager Causes Condo Association to Breach Property Management Contract

Introduction In Vista Property Group, LLC v Schulte, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued September 17, 2020 (Docket No. 347471), the Michigan Court of Appeals vacated a no-cause judgment in favor of a condominium association and remanded the case back to the Kent County Circuit Court

December 14, 2020

Kayleigh Long (23 ARTICLES)

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Condo and HOA Cases, Michigan Condominium Act

Boundary Line Disputes and Automatic Easements Under the Michigan Condominium Act

In today’s day and age, it is almost unheard of to own a parcel of real estate that is not encumbered by an easement. An easement is an interest in real property that grants the holder of the easement the right to use another’s property for a limited purpose. For

December 4, 2020

Brandan Hallaq (21 ARTICLES)

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Board of Directors, Condo and HOA Cases

Condo Board Members Protected by Qualified Privilege in Co-Owner’s Defamation Claim

In Square Lake Hills Assn v Garland, unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, Docket No. 350403, issued November, 12, 2020, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a ruling of the Oakland County Circuit Court that dismissed a defamation claim brought by a co-owner against a condominium association, individual board

December 1, 2020

Kevin Hirzel (181 ARTICLES)

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